The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1887-01-15
HOME AND FARM.

become dirty, and need much airing -
E1change.
Cream Cake: Two cupfuls sugar;
one cupful OF water; six eggs; three
cupfuls flour; two teaspoonfuls baking
powder. - Toledo Blade.
"A few drops of ammonia in hard
water will not only soften 1t but will re-
move dirt better than soap. tits always
| good article to use when bathing the
person, and the water in which it is
diluted makes an excellent stimulent to
house and other plants. House
hold
No implement on the farm will pay
for itself sooner than good cutter. The
proper preparation of the feed is very
| important matter IL not only saves
in quantity, hut gives better results in
yield of milk, beef, wool and other ami
NAL products M E. Farmer.
TO sweep a room without raising
dust, scatter damp grass or dampened
bits of paper over the carpet. This not
only prevents the flying of dust, but
saves the carpet from wear and tear
Either grass or paper is better than tea
leaves or bran (often recommcnded),
rs the former leaves no stain or spot
Good Housekeeping.
Ice weighs as ordinarily packed
about fifty pounds to the cubic feet. At
one hundred pounds day for the ordi-
nary consumption of farm dairy,
q ton would be used up in twenty
days. A ton and half month is a
moderate supply to have. From this
the farmer can easily calculate the
amount to be stored, allowing twenty
per cent. for waste. Boston Bulletin.
Pound Cake: One pound of flour,
one pound of butter, one pound of sugar,
four eggs and two teaspoonfuls extract
of lemon. Beat the butter to cream,
add the sugar and flour, mix well add
the extract and well-beaten eggs and
beat the mixture twenty minutes. Line
n cake-tin with buttered paper, and
bake in moderate oven.-1he Caterer.
While much of the original forest
remained, with only Il few clearings. it
was a great protection to wheat by hold
ing snow evenly over the surface dur
ing the coolest weather. Now the
winds have such n sweep that most OF
the snow is drifted in the banks to the
fences, where it does more harm than
good. On prairie soil wheat is always
best next the fences. Cleveland Lea,!er.
The plants which one adopts in q
rotation of crops rAust correspond tC
the nature of the climate, and of the
soil, and to the circumstances of tho
farm, and be so arranged, one after
another, according to the degree OF
manure in which the field is, that the
culture of the preceding fruit may leave
the soil in such state that the cultiva
ton of the aftcr-fruit may require nc
extraordinary labor and care upon it.
Detroit Tribune.
-Tapioca cream pudding is simply
made and is very nice: Soak two
tablespoonfuls of tapioca in half ,
, pint of milk over night; in the morn
ing beat the yelks of three eggs very
} light and mix them with the tapioc;
and cup of sugar; stir into one quar-
of boiling milk and boil for fiv,
minutes; flavor with lemon or vanilla
! and when cool put the whites of til,
eggs beaten to q froth on the top
Boston Budget.
The theory of DR.. Wilson, Of Meriden
that the burning of kerosene oil ha
something to do with diphtheria, is in
teresting. There were seventy-on
deaths from diphtheria in the town o
Meriden in one year, and by persona
investigation DR.. Wilson found that il
every case the family used kerosen
lamps. There were many other case
in Merden that year, the spread of tn
disease being from contagion. But no
in a single case where gas or candle
: were used was there death from tha
discase.-New Haucn Journal.
I'm potting plants. first be careful
, , that your pot is quite clean; then tax
! piece of broken crock, place at til
bottom, over the hole, then add fe,
more, after which place in q little soil
then put in your plant, being sure tina
you do not get it too deep, put in littl
soil, keeping your plant well in the cen
ter of your pot; press down firmly wit
the thumb of the right hand, and so Ill
within one inch of the top. Away
put the plant in the shade, after givin,
good watering, for day OF two.-
Chicu0O Tribune.